Tax official who took 168 days off and claimed work injury loses lawsuit

Incident Summary: 🔵 Excessive Leave Days: Ms. Su took 136 days and 5 hours of personal leave, 23 days and 2 hours of sick leave, and 9 days of menstrual leave in 2023, totaling 168 days and 7 hours, far exceeding the legal limit. 🔵 Recoupment of NT$300,000 in Salary: The National Taxation Bureau calculated based on attendance records and determined that 132 days were not eligible for pay after deducting statutory paid leave, demanding the return of NT$303,597. 🔵 Claimed Car Accident as Work Injury: Ms. Su argued that she had a car accident on her way home after voluntarily working overtime to fix a computer on June 9, 2023, and that it should be considered a work-related injury leave, questioning the constitutionality of the salary deduction. 🔵 Surveillance Footage Debunks Claim: The court reviewed surveillance footage and found that Ms. Su had already left on her scooter at 5:08 PM that day. She returned at 5:30 PM, changed clothes, and entered the basement at 5:41 PM to attend an aerobics club, leaving at 6:25 PM, only to have the accident on her way home. 🔵 Court Rules Not Work-Related: The judge pointed out that Ms. Su had already clocked out at 5:08 PM, and her dancing was a private activity unrelated to her duties. The emergency room records only proved a computer malfunction and the accident, not voluntary overtime, thus not meeting the criteria for work-related injury leave. 🔵 Salary Deduction on Holidays Legal: Ms. Su took menstrual leave on December 1st and personal leave on the 4th. December 2nd and 3rd were consecutive holidays falling between her leaves. As there was no actual work performed, she was not entitled to pay according to regulations. 🔴 Verdict: The Kaohsiung High Administrative Court found no errors in the original trial's facts or legal application and dismissed Ms. Su's appeal, upholding the tax bureau's legal decision to recoup NT$303,597. Wow, if public officials are shameless enough, they can practically be salary thieves who never show up for work! 😲